Ingredients
8 oz cream cheese
1 1/2 c sour cream
1 packet of taco seasoning
Directions
Combine ingredients and beat until smooth and creamy. Cover and refrigerate for several hours, til flavors are blended. Serve with assorted raw veggies or tortilla chips.
I made this for the baby shower as well. It wasn’t as spicy as I thought it would be, but it was really good with both chips & veggies. I thought it was a good switch up from the basic ranch dips usually served with veggies.
Ingredients
12 oz container whipped topping, thawed (used cool whip)
1 small jar of marshmallow creme
8 oz package of cream cheese
2 small cartons of strawberry yogurt
Directions
Mix ingredients together and refrigerate until ready to serve. Good with pineapple, apples, strawberries, grapes, etc. Other yogurt flavors can be substituted in place of strawberry.
We made this for the baby shower yesterday and it was a huge hit! It was really light and fluffy.
I’m going to delete the side bar that tallied all my ’08 books to make room for ’09 books. Though I’d make a post of them to remind myself.
Second Glances by Jodi Picoult
The Queen’s Fool by Phillippa Gregory
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
Angry Housewives Eating Bons Bons by Lorna Landvik
The Other Queen by Phillippa Gregory
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortonson
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Cocktails for Three by Madeleine Wickham
Songs of a Humpback Whate by Jodi Picoult
Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Virgin’s Lover by Philippa Gregory
Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Galdon
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster
Spin Cycle by Sue Margolis
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Remember Me? by Sphie Kinsella
The Beach House by Jane Green
Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger
Plum Wine by Anglea Davis-Gardner
The Washingtonienne by Jessica Cutler
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews
Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Meridon by Philippa Gregory
The Favored Child by Philippa Gregory
Wideacre by Philippa Gregory
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
Mercy by Jodi Picoult
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
I found this recipe on Stephanie Cooks and thought it sounded like something Jason & I would enjoy. I was spending today de-Christmasing our house so I was able to keep checking on it and stirring it.
Ingredients
4 frozen chicken breasts
1 packet taco seasoning
1 can reduced fat cream of chicken soup
1 c salsa
1/2 c sour cream
shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
Place chicken at the bottom of your crockpot. Sprinkle taco seasoning on top of the chicken. Mix the soup and salsa. Spread over the chicken. Cook for 6-8 hours on low. Top with sour cream and continue heating until it’s hot. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
I served it over rice. I think Stephanie served it in tacos.
Welcome 2009! Hope everyone has a very happy new year!
Thought I’d do a quick 2008 year in review.
Jan/Feb/Mar: I became president of the Raleigh Area Chi O group. Jason had surgery to remove the pins in his hip from his skateboarding injury. So we laid low while he was recovering. We traveled to OIB to be with family and get a little beach time in for Easter.
April: Jason started taking IT night classes. We went to Midlo for Mollie & Colin’s couples shower. I traveled to Charlotte for Kim’s bachlorette party. My parents came to Raleigh for a visit.
May: We went home to Richmond for Mollie & Colin’s wedding. We enjoyed another long weekend at OIB over Memorial Day weekend.
June: We went to Charlotte and had a great time with college friends at Kim & Jeff’s wedding. I went to Hilton Head with my aunts & grandparents for a long weekend.
July: We enjoyed another great beach weekend in OIB over July 4th. The following long weekend, we traveled to Atlanta (my first time!) for my work conference then were able to visit Jason’s family and go to Jason’s mom’s family reunion on our way home.
Aug: We went to visit my parents in Midlo then convinced my parents to join us in OIB the following weekend. We also spent Labor Day weekend visiting my grandparents and getting some beach time in. We’re definitely very fortunate to have a close by, free vacation spot!
Sept: Thanks to my parents we were able to continue our tradition of getting NCSU football season tickets! My favorite part of the fall! Sept had 3 home games (2 home wins & one loss) and included a great reunion weekend with my college buddies and their significant others! Jason turned 35 on the 11th! Sept 29th we low-key celebrated our one year anniversary. Jason started a new job at Cisco this same day!
Oct: We went to Leanne & Cliff’s wedding in town (a first for us!) and got to visit with a bunch of former coworkers of mine in first weekend in Oct. We watched FSU beat State in a heartbreaker on Thurs night (also the first night of the fair and Jason almost missed the game with the traffic!)
Nov: I took a moms & daughters trip to Philly the first weekend in Nov. My parents came in town and we tailgated with one of my best friends & her parents for the WFU game. It rained but state won and we had a great time! We went to OIB to meet up with both sides of my family for Thanksgiving.
Dec: We enjoyed last month with lots of cookie exchanges! I turned 27 (I’m getting old!). We went to Midlo for the Christmas weekend. We rang in the new year last night with wonderful friends at the home of Beth & Dave!
I’ve always been a big reader, but this year with Jason having class at night I renewed my love of reading. I joined the Raleigh nest ladies book club and helped start a Chi O alum book club. Both of those motivated me to reading things a little out of my norm which has been awesome. My goal was to read 50 books in 2008. I only made it to 46. So I’m renewing that goal for ’09.